Columbus Blue Jackets @ Washington Capitals

Preseason

2-5-0, 0-3-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	0	0	1	1
Capitals WSH	0	2	0	2

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

5-1-0, 2-1-0 Home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Isac LundestromI. Lundestrom#21
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
Miles WoodM. Wood#11
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	11:18	0:08	0:30	10:40	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	12:43	0:00	0:00	12:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:15	2:17	0:26	14:32	7	5	58.3
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	19:47	4:18	0:00	15:29	5	12	29.4
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	21	18:58	4:20	0:26	14:12	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	19:13	4:15	0:00	14:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:15	0:08	0:40	10:27	6	6	50.0
0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	18:12	4:34	0:37	13:01	1	0	100.0
1	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	17	15:02	0:36	0:24	14:02	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	17:23	1:20	0:25	15:38	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	19	14:13	1:14	0:38	12:21	1	5	16.7
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	16	11:01	0:08	0:08	10:45	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	18	15:11	0:00	0:08	15:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	3	19	16:34	0:00	0:37	15:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	17:34	0:00	1:25	16:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	23	21:16	1:05	0:33	19:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	23:03	4:36	1:35	16:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	24	21:29	1:07	0:00	20:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	2	20	.909	15	5	0	0	0	56:25	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#80
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Ryan LeonardR. Leonard#9
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Ivan MiroshnichenkoI. Miroshnichenko#63
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Justin SourdifJ. Sourdif#34
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Declan ChisholmD. Chisholm#47
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Dylan McIlrathD. McIlrath#52
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	18	14:37	0:00	2:58	11:39	7	6	53.8
1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:44	1:11	1:43	13:50	10	4	71.4
0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	17	13:13	0:00	1:58	11:15	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	16	13:42	1:04	0:00	12:38	6	5	54.5
0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	14:35	0:00	0:00	14:35	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:12	0:57	0:57	14:18	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:16	0:00	0:00	12:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	14:04	2:08	0:00	11:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:09	1:05	1:27	12:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	18	14:16	0:00	0:00	14:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	14:58	1:02	0:00	13:56	9	3	75.0
0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:28	1:04	2:15	13:09	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	1	3	1	2	1	0	2	27	25:33	1:11	1:53	22:29	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	25	19:39	0:00	1:25	18:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	25	22:58	0:00	3:14	19:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	11	8:34	0:00	0:08	8:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	23	19:05	0:00	2:26	16:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	29	22:16	0:58	2:20	18:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	1	29	.967	22	6	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	0	0	1	1
	Capitals	0	2	0	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			CBJ	WSH
2:38		Declan Chisholm (1) Assists: Ivan Miroshnichenko (2), Ryan Leonard (1)	0	1
10:03		Pierre-Luc Dubois (1) Assists: Tom Wilson (2), Dylan McIlrath (1)	0	2

3rd Period			CBJ	WSH
18:14		Mathieu Olivier (3) (Power Play) Assists: Adam Fantilli (2)	1	2

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals: Game Highlights

1:18

Mathieu Olivier scores power-play goal vs. Capitals

0:39

Pierre-Luc Dubois tallies goal vs. Blue Jackets

0:39

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 5 October 2025

Washington, DC

Attendance: 12,131

Referees:
Peter MacDougall
Beau Halkidis

Linesmen:
Dylan Blujus
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	17	9	2	36
NY Islanders	16	11	3	35
Pittsburgh	14	7	6	34
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Philadelphia	15	9	3	33
New Jersey	16	12	1	33
Columbus	13	10	6	32

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